To lose at least 3 lbs a month and achieve my goal of 145 lbs by end of February 2013.

About me:

I am a 71 year old college teacher, with a wonderful husband who is a great cook. I have been weight conscious since I was 13, but managed to stay between the top edge of normal and below obese range until my 50's. I am a fallen-away lifetime weightwatcher and a relapsed Carbyhydrate Addict. The past three years have been a steady climb in weight, and now I am at the edge of obese. I am afraid to get on the scale! It seems I just began to doubt that I was meant to be slimmer, perhaps this was my genetically set weight range, my grandmothers were heavy after 50, etc. But somehow I stupidly failed to realize that without monitoring, I could get much bigger! So, I want to try to lose weight, exercise and be healthier. I rejoined Weight Watchers (after around 15 years lapse.)

Diets I like:

I do believe that carbs set me off, so I think I should avoid non-complex carbs. I lost weight well at weight-watchers when they featured the lo fat, high fiber diet.

Workout of choice:

Curves, I am pretty faithful to. I should also be walking regularly, but have failed to do it regularly for years. And, I should lift free weights. I have lots of them; took a class several years ago. Go up 2-3 flights of stairs multiple times a day.

My plan:

1. Be mindful of what I am eating and when.
2. Be faithful in posting Boomer Babes.
3. Stay with the Curves schedule of 12 times per month.
4. Start lifting weights, startting with just 15 min 3 x week.
5. Walk! Try to do it at least 120 minutes per week to start.
6. Stay with WW, earn and maintain lifetime status again.

I need the most help with:

Motivation, and not getting overwhelmed with work and stress. I tend to "feed" my stress.